In another effort to scrub the phrase "Common Core" from Florida's education landscape, a proposed bill in the Florida House deletes the words in favor of more generic, and less controversial, terms. The document scratches out "common core standards" and "common core assessments," replacing them with the "state standards" and "statewide, standardized assessments," according to an analysis by House staff.

State leaders have faced heated opposition in recent months because of Florida's embrace of Common Core, benchmarks for what students should learn in language arts and math.

The name change does nothing to appease critics, said Chris Quackenbush of Stop Common Core FL.

"They're not fooling anyone," Quackenbush said. "A rose by any other name...."

Florida is not the only state trying to re-brand Common Core, according to the Washington Post. Arizona and Iowa are also "slapping on fresh names they hope will have greater public appeal," the paper said.